Tuesday, December 12, 2006 by Amy
Today I took Riley to finally sit on Santa's lap. Riley got shy at the last minute, so we sacrificed Avery to the Santa god and made her go first. Then I got Riley to stand next to Santa and hold Avery's hand. They let us take pictures with my camera (wahoo!). Then we walked away, and Riley got upset because she didn't sit on Santa's lap, so we went back and she sat on his lap. When he asked her what she wanted for Christmas, she said "I want Christmas presents."
Then when Rudi got home we went out for a Christmas tree. Things were looking kind of bleak as everywhere we went was so outrageously priced. We were starting to think that we weren't going to be able to get a tree. We're talking $80+ and that's too much for us. Then we finally were on our way home and we saw a tree lot 1/2 mile from our house and we go there and find a great Douglas Fir for $46. Definitely the best tree we've ever gotten. Plus they had a dog and Avery really got a kick out of that. I can see Rudi and Avery coming home with a dog some day down the road (far down the road, I hope). For some reason the process of looking for a tree scared Riley. Maybe if we had gone in the daylight. Now she is harassing us about decorating the tree. We figured that we'll move the loveseat into the garage and put the tree there next to the fireplace. How nice and cozy. Hopefully Avery is too dainty to touch the prickly tree. That's probably wishful thinking. Although Riley has informed us that she intends to climb the tree to put the star on top, so maybe we're worrying about the wrong child.
Riley has also become fascinated with the skeletal system. She's always asking if she has a skeleton inside her, if Avery does, etc. Or why she has a skeleton in her head and fingers, but not her hair or eyeballs. Or if Avery can have a skeleton inside her, why not a cow inside too?
Riley has developed a really annoying habit of putting her hands up my shirt. I really don't mind so much if we're napping or nursing at home, but in public it's really really annoying, and inappropriate. I really don't like getting a purple nurple while standing in line at Starbucks. At nearly three, should I teach her about personal boundaries? I don't want her to think that she can't touch me, but I don't want her to think that other people can touch her like that either. Maybe I'm worrying too early. Argh, having daughters!
Avery has discovered the hippo walker that Mina, Brendan, and James got Riley for her first birthday. It's so funny to see her walking across the apartment, given that she's so tiny. She can't stear it, though, so she inevitably runs into something that has the audacity to be in her way (like a wall) and get frustrated. She absolutely adores talking on the phone. Rudi was on cloud nine all day today because last night Riley stayed up until 12:45 while Rudi and Avery slept in the bed and apparently Avery crawled over to him and snuggled with him and fell back asleep. And then Avery was napping when Rudi came home, so he thought he would go up and lay down while I make dinner, but found that Avery was awake and playing in bed (she's sneeky like that) so we all went up. I took Avery back down and asked Riley if she wanted to come with Mommy or stay with Daddy, and she *gasp* decided to stay with Daddy. I could hear them wrestling and tickling and laughing over the baby monitor. It was quite cute.
Ah, such a long post and no pictures. I feel like I'm cheating everyone...
Then when Rudi got home we went out for a Christmas tree. Things were looking kind of bleak as everywhere we went was so outrageously priced. We were starting to think that we weren't going to be able to get a tree. We're talking $80+ and that's too much for us. Then we finally were on our way home and we saw a tree lot 1/2 mile from our house and we go there and find a great Douglas Fir for $46. Definitely the best tree we've ever gotten. Plus they had a dog and Avery really got a kick out of that. I can see Rudi and Avery coming home with a dog some day down the road (far down the road, I hope). For some reason the process of looking for a tree scared Riley. Maybe if we had gone in the daylight. Now she is harassing us about decorating the tree. We figured that we'll move the loveseat into the garage and put the tree there next to the fireplace. How nice and cozy. Hopefully Avery is too dainty to touch the prickly tree. That's probably wishful thinking. Although Riley has informed us that she intends to climb the tree to put the star on top, so maybe we're worrying about the wrong child.
Riley has also become fascinated with the skeletal system. She's always asking if she has a skeleton inside her, if Avery does, etc. Or why she has a skeleton in her head and fingers, but not her hair or eyeballs. Or if Avery can have a skeleton inside her, why not a cow inside too?
Riley has developed a really annoying habit of putting her hands up my shirt. I really don't mind so much if we're napping or nursing at home, but in public it's really really annoying, and inappropriate. I really don't like getting a purple nurple while standing in line at Starbucks. At nearly three, should I teach her about personal boundaries? I don't want her to think that she can't touch me, but I don't want her to think that other people can touch her like that either. Maybe I'm worrying too early. Argh, having daughters!
Avery has discovered the hippo walker that Mina, Brendan, and James got Riley for her first birthday. It's so funny to see her walking across the apartment, given that she's so tiny. She can't stear it, though, so she inevitably runs into something that has the audacity to be in her way (like a wall) and get frustrated. She absolutely adores talking on the phone. Rudi was on cloud nine all day today because last night Riley stayed up until 12:45 while Rudi and Avery slept in the bed and apparently Avery crawled over to him and snuggled with him and fell back asleep. And then Avery was napping when Rudi came home, so he thought he would go up and lay down while I make dinner, but found that Avery was awake and playing in bed (she's sneeky like that) so we all went up. I took Avery back down and asked Riley if she wanted to come with Mommy or stay with Daddy, and she *gasp* decided to stay with Daddy. I could hear them wrestling and tickling and laughing over the baby monitor. It was quite cute.
Ah, such a long post and no pictures. I feel like I'm cheating everyone...
